Boyle at his Best

Rating: 10/10 (15 October 2003)

Danny Boyle is one of the best directions of recent memory. The Beach was criminally overlooked - in fact, I would call it one of the best movies ever made. Alex Garland, author of The Beach actually becomes Screenwriter for 28 Days Later, a faux-low budget zombie flick set in London.
The style is great, the suspense is real and visceral. Unlike many "horror" movies, we care about the characters. Many elements from Garland's previous work comes into play here. The Infected may or may not be the biggest threat to our small band of heroes, but when the world is coming to an end, can you really trust anybody?
People who complain about this movie simply don't understand it... and the ending is NOT tacked on, but a brilliant resolution. This is as good as it gets people. Watch it with the lights off.